That is why we would like to give you some additional VICOmmendations of places you can easily go to for a week end in Antioqu\u00eda. In case you missed our first article about this region, we have another list of the 4 best places to visit in Antioqu\u00eda<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This municipality of the South West of Antioqu\u00eda is an hour and a half from Medell\u00edn. As some of you might have guessed, “Freedom<\/strong>” is the word that inspired the name “Fredonia”. This is why we call it “the land of free men”. It is a town full of culture. For example, did you know that the most famous Colombian coffee icon, the muleteer Juan Valdes<\/strong> comes from this village? That’s right, one of the most representative figures in the country was born in the land “Fredonitas<\/em>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So for example, you can visit the Cerro Combia Eclogical Park<\/strong>, the Monument to the Mother, among other touristic sites of the municipality. Approximately 20 coffee brands are produced in Fredonia. How not to make a party for this flagship product? During these days you will do horseback riding, corralejas (bullfights), concerts, coffee Parade, sports events, among other events. You guessed it, missing it is not an option!<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can take a bus in the South Terminal of the city of Medell\u00edn for the Fredonia Fleet LTDA. The tickets cost between $10,000 and $25,000 COP (between 3.5 and 8 USD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Located in the South West of Antioquia, it takes two and a half hours to go there from Medell\u00edn. The chivas<\/strong> (also stairs buses) of this town are officially intangible heritage. Indeed, these buses are particularly characterized by their color. They can also be used as a public transportation for the inhabitants of Andes. Finally, they are often turned into party bus where foreigners put music and dance while going through the city. Don’t leave Colombia without having crossed the chiva party bus out of your to do list!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The main sights you can enjoy are the San Juan Linear Park<\/strong>, Charcos del Tapart\u00f3<\/strong>, El C\u00f3ndor waterfall<\/strong>, Barro Blanco waterfall <\/strong>or Santa Rita lagoon<\/strong>. It surely is a territory rich in water sources and landscapes. But above all it is full of nature that will certainly give you some fresh air far from the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can visit the Andes from October 30th to November 5th and enjoy the chivas parade and camperos. You can also attend the Kat\u00edo carnival<\/strong> (music, artistic, ethnic and cultural exhibitions) and concerts. Discover the program here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n How to get to Andes ?:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can take a bus in the South Terminal of Medell\u00edn. The ticket costs you on average $25,000COP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Discover the easiest and prettiest places to travel to in Antioquia When you live in Medell\u00edn, you get a lot of opportunities to travel in Antioqu\u00eda. And as we explained in our article about travelling through Colombia, the country has the 2nd highest number of non-working holidays in the world. Hence, you should take advantage … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":211,"featured_media":10638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-antioquia-colombia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8926"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16022,"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8926\/revisions\/16022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fredonia – Antioqu\u00eda’s free men land
<\/h3>\n\n\n\nA rich city, as much by its history as by its monuments<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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Do not forget that it was one of the most important territories during the Spanish conquest and the roads of muleteers<\/strong> are still a symbol of Antioquia’s struggle. For example, the house museum Anzo\u00e1tegui<\/strong> is one of the places you absolutely need to know. This place gathers pre-Columbian objects, goldsmiths and ceramics. Also, it owes its name to the Venezuelan General Jos\u00e9 Antonio Anzo\u00e1tegui<\/strong>. He was one of the heroes of the Boyac\u00e1 battle that sealed Colombia’s independence on August 7, 1819.
But let’s talk about what we are most interested in, the Fredonia parties<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\nCoffee parties, between December 25 and 29<\/strong>:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
How to get to Fredonia ?<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Andes – As the mountain range<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Fiestas Kat\u00edas<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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